The Magdalene in the Reformation

313 Pages·2018·2.72 MB·English

by  Margaret Arnold

The Magdalene in the Reformation

The
MAGDALENE
in the
REFORMATION
Margaret Arnold
The Belknap Press of
Harvard University Press
Cambridge, Mas sa chu setts
London, England
2018
Copyright © 2018 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of Amer i ca
First printing
library of congress cataloging- in- publication data
Names: Arnold, Margaret, 1973– author.
Title: The Magdalene in the Reformation / Margaret Arnold.
Description: Cambridge, Mas sa chu setts : The Belknap Press of Harvard
University Press, 2018.
Identifiers: lccn 2018008137 | isbn 9780674979994 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subjects: lcsh: Mary Magdalene, Saint. | Mary Magdalene, Saint— Cult. |
Reformation. | Women in Chris tian ity— Europe— History. | Europe— Church
History—16th  century. | Europe— Church history—17th  century.
Classification: lcc BS2485 .A76 2018 | ddc 226 / .092– dc23
LC rec ord available at https:// lccn . loc . gov / 2018008137
Jacket design: Lisa Roberts
Jacket art: Saint Mary Magdalene by Piero di Cosimo, 1490-1495. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte
Antica, Rome, Italy. Photography by Nimatallah, Art Resource, NY
For Christopher

Contents
Introduction A Woman for All Seasons 1
1. The Medieval Magdalene
Establishing a Cult of Personality 17
2. Teacher of the Dear Apostles
Lutheran Preaching on Mary Magdalene 43
3. Publish the Coming of the Lord
Evangelical Magdalenes 71
4. A Most Holy Penitent
Preaching and Teaching the Magdalene in the Catholic Reformation 95
5. Love Made Her Dare
The Magdalene among Catholic Women 127
6. These Magdalens
Diversity in the Reformed Tradition 167
7. Mark This, Ye Despisers of the Weakness of Women
The Magdalene of the Radical Reformation 201
Conclusion An Army of Such Ladies 223
Notes 245
Acknowl edgments 291
Index 293

The Magdalene in the Reformation